14 Team Double Elimination Bracket

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14 Team Double Elimination Bracket

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14 teams, double elimination: 26 or 27 games. Seeds 1 and 2 have a bye.

Seed 1: Bye
Loser to Game 13
Winner of Game 1Loser to Game 16
Loser to Game 11
Loser to Game 11
Winner of Game 2Winner of Game 3Loser to Game 15
Winner of Game 7Winner of Game 9Loser to Game 21
Loser to Game 12
Loser to Game 12
Winner of Game 4Winner of Game 5Loser to Game 14
Seed 2: Bye
Loser to Game 16
Winner of Game 6Loser to Game 13
Winner of Game 10Winner of Game 8Loser to Game 22
Winner of Game 17Winner of Game 18Loser to Game 25
Loser of Game 1Loser of Game 8Loser out: 9th to 12th
Loser of Game 2Loser of Game 3Loser out: 13th to 14th
Winner of Game 11Loser of Game 10Loser out: 9th to 12th
Winner of Game 13Winner of Game 14Loser out: 7th to 8th
Winner of Game 19Loser of Game 17Loser out: 5th to 6th
Loser of Game 4Loser of Game 5Loser out: 13th to 14th
Winner of Game 12Loser of Game 9Loser out: 9th to 12th
Loser of Game 6Loser of Game 7Loser out: 9th to 12th
Winner of Game 15Winner of Game 16Loser out: 7th to 8th
Winner of Game 20Loser of Game 18Loser out: 5th to 6th
Winner of Game 21Winner of Game 22Loser out: 4th
Winner of Game 24Loser of Game 23Loser out: 3rd
Winner of Game 23Winner of Game 25
Winner of Game 26Loser of Game 26If the losers bracket team wins Game 26
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How it works

A 14 team double elimination bracket rests Seeds 1 and 2 while Seeds 3 to 14 play Games 1 to 6. Seed 1 then meets Seed 8 or 9, and Seed 2 meets Seed 7 or 10. Game 26 is the final.

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Six opening games, two byes

A 14 team double elimination tournament bracket uses fourteen of sixteen lines. Game numbers follow the sheet from the top: 8 v 9, 5 v 12, 4 v 13, 3 v 14, 6 v 11, 7 v 10. Games 9 and 10 are quarterfinals between opening winners.

Two losers games, then four

The losers of Games 2 and 3 meet in Game 11 and the losers of Games 4 and 5 in Game 12; those two games send out the teams tied for thirteenth. The Game 1 and Game 6 losers skip that round and face the Game 8 and Game 7 losers.

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  • Two courts take 14 slots, three take 11 and four take 9, plus one for Game 27.
  • Seed 1 and Seed 2 can each finish tied for ninth: lose the quarterfinal, then Game 16 or Game 13.
  • Fifteen teams? Set the Teams box to 15: Seed 2 loses its bye. The game notes here still describe 14.

Questions and answers

14 team tournament bracket double elimination: how many games?

26, or 27 if the final is replayed. Thirteen are in the winners bracket and twelve in the losers bracket; Game 26 is the championship. A single 14 team bracket has 13 games and a 14 team round robin 91.

Who gets a bye with 14 teams?

Seeds 1 and 2. Either can take the title in four games; Seeds 3 to 14 need five. Seed 3 is the highest seed that plays in round one, against Seed 14 in Game 4.

When can a pairing repeat?

The earliest possible rematch is Game 21: it can bring back the pairing of Game 1, 2 or 3. Game 22 can do the same for Games 4, 5 and 6. Eight losers bracket games, 11 to 16, 19 and 20, cannot repeat anything.

Does it work as a 14 person double elimination bracket?

Yes. Type one player per line, best first; the top two lines get the byes. No player can play more than nine games, the if game included.

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Every game in the 14-team double-elimination bracket

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14 teams, double elimination: 26 or 27 games. Seeds 1 and 2 have a bye.

Games of the 14-team double-elimination bracket, in playing order
GameRoundTeamsWinner goes toLoser goes toNotes
1Winners round 1Seed 8 vs Seed 9Game 7Game 13Game 1 on the sheet. The winner is Seed 1's opponent in Game 7. The loser has a long wait: its next game is Game 13, in losers round 2, against whoever loses Game 8.
2Winners round 1Seed 5 vs Seed 12Game 9Game 11Top half, Seed 5 against Seed 12. Win and the Game 3 winner is next, in Game 9. Lose and the Game 3 loser is next, in Game 11, with elimination on the line.
3Winners round 1Seed 4 vs Seed 13Game 9Game 11Twin of Game 2. Seeds 4 and 13 play, and the result sorts them into Game 9 (the winner) or Game 11 (the loser) alongside the teams from Game 2.
4Winners round 1Seed 3 vs Seed 14Game 10Game 12Seed 3 has no bye with 14 teams and opens the bottom half against Seed 14. The winner plays the Game 5 winner in Game 10. The loser plays the Game 5 loser in Game 12.
5Winners round 1Seed 6 vs Seed 11Game 10Game 12Feeds the same two games as Game 4. Its winner is a quarterfinalist in Game 10; its loser is in Game 12, one of the two games of losers round 1.
6Winners round 1Seed 7 vs Seed 10Game 8Game 16Seed 7 against Seed 10, with Seed 2 waiting for the winner in Game 8. The loser drops to Game 16 and meets the loser of Game 7, the quarterfinal that Seed 1 plays in.
7Winners quarterfinalSeed 1 vs Winner of Game 1Game 17Game 16Seed 1 starts here, against Seed 8 or Seed 9. A win puts it in the semifinal, Game 17. A loss sends it to Game 16 against the Game 6 loser, where a second defeat would put it out tied for ninth.
8Winners quarterfinalSeed 2 vs Winner of Game 6Game 18Game 13Seed 2 starts here against the Game 6 winner. The winner goes to Game 18. The loser drops to Game 13 on the other side of the losers bracket, to play the team that lost Game 1.
9Winners quarterfinalWinner of Game 2 vs Winner of Game 3Game 17Game 15Both teams won in round 1. The winner faces the Game 7 winner in the Game 17 semifinal. The loser drops to Game 15 against the Game 12 winner, a bottom-half team it has not played.
10Winners quarterfinalWinner of Game 4 vs Winner of Game 5Game 18Game 14Quarterfinal between the winners of Games 4 and 5. The winner plays the Game 8 winner in Game 18. The loser crosses to Game 14 to meet the Game 11 winner from the top half.
11Losers round 1Loser of Game 2 vs Loser of Game 3Game 14Out (13th to 14th)Losers round 1: the two teams beaten in Games 2 and 3. The loser is out after two games and ties for 13th with the Game 12 loser. The winner goes to Game 14, where the Game 10 loser drops in.
12Losers round 1Loser of Game 4 vs Loser of Game 5Game 15Out (13th to 14th)The Game 4 loser against the Game 5 loser. One of them goes out here, sharing 13th place; the other moves on to Game 15 to play the loser of the Game 9 quarterfinal.
13Losers round 2Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 8Game 19Out (9th to 12th)The Game 1 loser sat out losers round 1 and plays again here, against the Game 8 loser: Seed 2, 7 or 10. The loser ties for ninth with three other teams. The winner meets the Game 14 winner in Game 19.
14Losers round 2Winner of Game 11 vs Loser of Game 10Game 19Out (9th to 12th)The Game 11 winner against the Game 10 loser. Each has played two games and they started in opposite halves, so it is a first meeting. The loser shares ninth place; the winner goes to Game 19.
15Losers round 2Winner of Game 12 vs Loser of Game 9Game 20Out (9th to 12th)The Game 12 winner, from the bottom half, against the Game 9 loser, from the top. The loser is out in the four-way tie for ninth. The winner goes to Game 20 against the Game 16 winner.
16Losers round 2Loser of Game 6 vs Loser of Game 7Game 20Out (9th to 12th)Two teams arriving straight from the winners bracket: the Game 6 loser and the Game 7 loser. If Seed 1 lost its opener it is here. The loser ties for ninth; the winner plays Game 20.
17Winners semifinalWinner of Game 7 vs Winner of Game 9Game 23Game 21Semifinal of the top half. A team that started in round 1 is 2 and 0 coming in; Seed 1 would be 1 and 0. The winner reaches Game 23. The loser drops to Game 21 against the Game 19 winner.
18Winners semifinalWinner of Game 10 vs Winner of Game 8Game 23Game 22Semifinal of the bottom half, Seed 3 against Seed 2 if seeds hold. The winner reaches the winners final, Game 23. The loser drops to Game 22, where it can meet a team it beat in round 1.
19Losers round 3Winner of Game 13 vs Winner of Game 14Game 21Out (7th to 8th)Losers round 3, and still no rematch possible: the Game 13 winner and the Game 14 winner come from different parts of the sheet. The loser ties for seventh with the Game 20 loser; the winner plays Game 21.
20Losers round 3Winner of Game 15 vs Winner of Game 16Game 22Out (7th to 8th)The Game 15 winner has played three games; the Game 16 winner two or three, and can be Seed 1. They cannot have met. The loser is out, sharing seventh place. The winner goes to Game 22 against the loser of Game 18.
21Losers round 4Winner of Game 19 vs Loser of Game 17Game 24Out (5th to 6th)The earliest game that can be a rematch with 14 teams. It can repeat Game 1, 2 or 3 if the Game 17 loser meets its round 1 opponent again. The loser ties for fifth; the winner plays Game 24.
22Losers round 4Winner of Game 20 vs Loser of Game 18Game 24Out (5th to 6th)Can repeat Game 4, 5 or 6, the three openers of the bottom half. The loser is out, sharing fifth place with the Game 21 loser. The winner goes to Game 24, one win short of the losers final.
23Winners finalWinner of Game 17 vs Winner of Game 18Game 26Game 25Winners final. Seeds 1 and 2 can both reach it having played just two games each. The winner is the last unbeaten team and plays Game 26. The loser gets a second chance in Game 25.
24Losers round 5Winner of Game 21 vs Winner of Game 22Game 25Out (4th)The loser finishes fourth alone; every place below it is shared. Any of Games 1 to 10 can be repeated here. The winner meets the Game 23 loser in Game 25.
25Losers finalWinner of Game 24 vs Loser of Game 23Game 26Out (3rd)Losers final: the Game 24 winner against the Game 23 loser. The loser finishes third. The winner goes to the championship, where it must win Game 26 and then Game 27.
26ChampionshipWinner of Game 23 vs Winner of Game 25Champion, or Game 27 if the losers bracket team winsRunner-upChampionship. The Game 23 winner is unbeaten and takes the title with a win. A win for the Game 25 winner levels the two at one defeat each and sends the bracket to Game 27.
27If necessaryWinner of Game 26 vs Loser of Game 26ChampionRunner-upOnly played after a losers bracket win in Game 26; people call it the if game or the bracket reset. The winner is champion and the loser second. Seeds 1 and 2 can play eight games at most, the other twelve seeds nine.

Each seed's unbeaten path, and where a first loss drops it 14

  • Seed 1: Game 7, Game 17, Game 23 and Game 26 One of the two seeds with a bye: its first game is Game 7, a quarterfinal, against the Game 1 winner. Where a first defeat lands it: lose Game 7, go to Game 16; lose Game 17, go to Game 21; lose Game 23, go to Game 25. It can be champion in as few as four games.
  • Seed 2: Game 8, Game 18, Game 23 and Game 26 One of the two seeds with a bye: its first game is Game 8, a quarterfinal, against the Game 6 winner. Where a first defeat lands it: lose Game 8, go to Game 13; lose Game 18, go to Game 22; lose Game 23, go to Game 25. It can be champion in as few as four games.
  • Seed 3: Game 4, Game 10, Game 18, Game 23 and Game 26 First up is Seed 14 in Game 4. Where a first defeat lands it: lose Game 4, go to Game 12; lose Game 10, go to Game 14; lose Game 18, go to Game 22; lose Game 23, go to Game 25. It can be champion in as few as five games.
  • Seed 4: Game 3, Game 9, Game 17, Game 23 and Game 26 First up is Seed 13 in Game 3. Where a first defeat lands it: lose Game 3, go to Game 11; lose Game 9, go to Game 15; lose Game 17, go to Game 21; lose Game 23, go to Game 25. It can be champion in as few as five games.
  • Seed 5: Game 2, Game 9, Game 17, Game 23 and Game 26 First up is Seed 12 in Game 2. Where a first defeat lands it: lose Game 2, go to Game 11; lose Game 9, go to Game 15; lose Game 17, go to Game 21; lose Game 23, go to Game 25. It can be champion in as few as five games.
  • Seed 6: Game 5, Game 10, Game 18, Game 23 and Game 26 First up is Seed 11 in Game 5. Where a first defeat lands it: lose Game 5, go to Game 12; lose Game 10, go to Game 14; lose Game 18, go to Game 22; lose Game 23, go to Game 25. It can be champion in as few as five games.
  • Seed 7: Game 6, Game 8, Game 18, Game 23 and Game 26 First up is Seed 10 in Game 6. Where a first defeat lands it: lose Game 6, go to Game 16; lose Game 8, go to Game 13; lose Game 18, go to Game 22; lose Game 23, go to Game 25. It can be champion in as few as five games.
  • Seed 8: Game 1, Game 7, Game 17, Game 23 and Game 26 First up is Seed 9 in Game 1. Where a first defeat lands it: lose Game 1, go to Game 13; lose Game 7, go to Game 16; lose Game 17, go to Game 21; lose Game 23, go to Game 25. It can be champion in as few as five games.
  • Seed 9: Game 1, Game 7, Game 17, Game 23 and Game 26 First up is Seed 8 in Game 1. Where a first defeat lands it: lose Game 1, go to Game 13; lose Game 7, go to Game 16; lose Game 17, go to Game 21; lose Game 23, go to Game 25. It can be champion in as few as five games.
  • Seed 10: Game 6, Game 8, Game 18, Game 23 and Game 26 First up is Seed 7 in Game 6. Where a first defeat lands it: lose Game 6, go to Game 16; lose Game 8, go to Game 13; lose Game 18, go to Game 22; lose Game 23, go to Game 25. It can be champion in as few as five games.
  • Seed 11: Game 5, Game 10, Game 18, Game 23 and Game 26 First up is Seed 6 in Game 5. Where a first defeat lands it: lose Game 5, go to Game 12; lose Game 10, go to Game 14; lose Game 18, go to Game 22; lose Game 23, go to Game 25. It can be champion in as few as five games.
  • Seed 12: Game 2, Game 9, Game 17, Game 23 and Game 26 First up is Seed 5 in Game 2. Where a first defeat lands it: lose Game 2, go to Game 11; lose Game 9, go to Game 15; lose Game 17, go to Game 21; lose Game 23, go to Game 25. It can be champion in as few as five games.
  • Seed 13: Game 3, Game 9, Game 17, Game 23 and Game 26 First up is Seed 4 in Game 3. Where a first defeat lands it: lose Game 3, go to Game 11; lose Game 9, go to Game 15; lose Game 17, go to Game 21; lose Game 23, go to Game 25. It can be champion in as few as five games.
  • Seed 14: Game 4, Game 10, Game 18, Game 23 and Game 26 First up is Seed 3 in Game 4. Where a first defeat lands it: lose Game 4, go to Game 12; lose Game 10, go to Game 14; lose Game 18, go to Game 22; lose Game 23, go to Game 25. It can be champion in as few as five games.

How this list was compiled: Bracket layout worked out by Wheel of Teams; it is the layout the bracket maker on this page draws, compared game for game. Fourteen teams go on the 16-slot double elimination bracket with standard seeding (1 v 16, 8 v 9, 5 v 12, 4 v 13, 3 v 14, 6 v 11, 7 v 10, 2 v 15 down the sheet). The two slots for Seeds 15 and 16 stay empty, and every game that would have an empty slot in it is removed. That gives Seeds 1 and 2 a bye and sends each loser to the place it would have in the full bracket. Every road a seed can take through the 26 games was followed, 398 in all (a team's road depends only on its own results): each one ends as champion with at most one loss, or out with exactly two. Then all 67,108,864 possible sets of results were played through. The checks agree: the total is always 26 or 27 games, no two teams can meet twice before Game 21, a champion plays between 4 and 9 games, and the fewest time slots are 26, 14, 11 and 9 on one, two, three and four courts, plus one if Game 27 is played. The seed paths list the games a seed plays while it keeps winning. The game count (2n - 2, or 2n - 1 when the winner is not undefeated), the two-game final and the names 'if game' and 'bracket reset' were checked on 2026-10-04 against https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-elimination_tournament. Licence: own work